1896 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

The 1896 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1896 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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NomineeWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley
PartyDemocraticRepublican
AlliancePopulist
Home stateNebraskaOhio
Running mateArthur Sewall (Democratic)
Thomas E. Watson (Populist)
Garret Hobart
Electoral vote40
Popular vote53,31439,153
Percentage56.97%41.84%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

Washington was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. Two electors cast their vice presidential ballots for Bryan's Populist running mate Thomas E. Watson. They defeated the Republican nominees, former Governor of Ohio William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. Bryan won the state by a margin of 15.13%,

As a result of his win in the state, Bryan would become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Washington state. He would later lose the state against McKinley in 1900 and then against William Howard Taft in 1908. The state would not vote Democratic again until 1916.

This is the last time the losing candidate won a majority of Clallam County votes.

Results

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1896 United States presidential election in Washington[1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
PopulistWilliam Jennings Bryan51,64655.19%2
DemocraticWilliam Jennings Bryan1,6681.78%2
TotalWilliam Jennings Bryan53,31456.97%4
RepublicanWilliam McKinley39,15341.84%0
ProhibitionJoshua Levering9681.03%0
National ProhibitionCharles Eugene Bentley1480.16%0
Totals93,583100.00%4
Voter turnout

Results by county

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CountyWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley[2]
Republican
Joshua Levering[3]
Prohibition
Charles Eugene Bentley[3]
National Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast
Democratic[2]Populist[3]Total[3]
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams36357.99%91.44%37259.42%24338.82%111.76%00.00%12920.61%626
Asotin25452.16%153.08%26955.24%21443.94%30.62%10.21%5511.29%487
Chehalis1,31249.68%381.44%1,35051.12%1,26747.97%210.80%30.11%833.14%2,641
Clallam67652.53%413.19%71755.71%55943.43%60.47%50.39%15812.28%1,287
Clark1,49748.23%501.61%1,54749.84%1,49748.23%511.64%90.29%501.61%3,104
Columbia84751.30%150.91%86252.21%77647.00%90.55%40.24%865.21%1,651
Cowlitz93547.03%391.96%97448.99%98949.75%231.16%20.10%-15-0.75%1,988
Douglas72267.04%111.02%73368.06%33431.01%100.93%00.00%39937.05%1,077
Franklin10870.59%53.27%11373.86%3824.84%21.31%00.00%7549.02%153
Garfield46953.60%131.49%48255.09%37843.20%141.60%10.11%10411.89%875
Island18144.69%102.47%19147.16%20650.86%71.73%10.25%-15-3.70%405
Jefferson50040.00%362.88%53642.88%70456.32%80.64%20.16%-168-13.44%1,250
King7,49752.41%2361.65%7,73354.06%6,41344.83%1441.01%150.10%1,3209.23%14,305
Kitsap70247.15%261.75%72848.89%72848.89%291.95%40.27%00.00%1,489
Kittitas1,29653.87%401.66%1,33655.53%1,04443.39%230.96%30.12%29212.14%2,406
Klickitat66441.63%442.76%70844.39%87654.92%110.69%00.00%-168-10.53%1,595
Lewis1,58448.04%702.12%1,65450.17%1,59448.35%371.12%120.36%601.82%3,297
Lincoln1,71566.27%562.16%1,77168.43%78130.18%311.20%50.19%99038.25%2,588
Mason65060.35%171.58%66761.93%39736.86%111.02%20.19%27025.07%1,077
Okanogan91272.96%383.04%95076.00%28422.72%110.88%50.40%66653.28%1,250
Pacific51233.88%503.31%56237.19%92561.22%191.26%50.33%-363-24.02%1,511
Pierce5,40452.45%1661.61%5,57054.06%4,65145.14%580.56%240.23%9198.92%10,303
San Juan28340.14%81.13%29141.28%41158.30%30.43%00.00%-120-17.02%705
Skagit1,57353.85%501.71%1,62355.56%1,26843.41%280.96%20.07%35512.15%2,921
Skamania23762.70%153.97%25266.67%12232.28%41.06%00.00%13034.39%378
Snohomish2,77558.13%831.74%2,85859.87%1,87139.19%430.90%20.04%98720.67%4,774
Spokane5,72566.17%1041.20%5,82967.37%2,70131.22%1111.28%110.13%3,12836.15%8,652
Stevens1,88078.50%461.92%1,92680.42%43318.08%261.09%100.42%1,49362.34%2,395
Thurston1,37155.08%441.77%1,41556.85%1,05242.27%170.68%50.20%36314.58%2,489
Wahkiakum37654.57%202.90%39657.47%29042.09%30.44%00.00%10615.38%689
Walla Walla1,65249.30%641.91%1,71651.21%1,59647.63%371.10%20.06%1203.58%3,351
Whatcom2,17750.98%501.17%2,22752.15%1,97146.16%681.59%40.09%2566.00%4,270
Whitman3,57866.67%1122.09%3,69068.75%1,59229.66%771.43%80.15%2,09839.09%5,367
Yakima1,21954.74%472.11%1,26656.85%94842.57%120.54%10.04%31814.28%2,227
Totals51,64655.19%1,6681.78%53,31456.97%39,15341.84%9681.03%1480.16%14,16115.13%93,583

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Washington
  2. ^ a b Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 364-367 ISBN 9780804716963
  3. ^ a b c d Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)